The Debut Album from 16-Year-Old Pop Sensation Lorde Is Here! Stream It Now

The teen queen lives up to her title on this epic first effort.

Technically, One Direction won the "Song of the Summer" honor, at least as far as the MTV VMAs were concerned, but Lorde's debut single "Royals" was a major contender for the crowd—an impressive feat for a 16-year-old industry newcomer from the other side of the globe.

Shortly after her smash hit took over the radio waves earlier this summer, we talked to the New Zealand songstress to find out how the sudden fame was treating her. "To be honest, I've been quite sheltered from it," she explained. "I've been in the studio in New Zealand working on the album." That album has now officially arrived, amidst lots of buzz from critics and fans, and we hate to break it to her, but there's definitely no dodging the spotlight for Lorde now. Like the album, she's officially arrived, too.

You can (and should!) stream all ten of her addictive electro-pop tracks from Pure Heroine right this very second, a week ahead of its release date. And you can also pre-order the album, which you're definitely going to want to do after giving it a listen.